Origins of sayings like “smart cookie” and “happy as a clam” reveal surprising histories behind everyday phrases — and a few contradictions.

David Carroll is a Chattanooga news anchor, and his latest book is “I Won’t Be Your Escape Goat,” available from his website, ...

Let’s explore the origin of some common sayings. After writing two columns about sayings like, “Until the cows come home” and ...

Alex Call, acquired by the Dodgers at the trade deadline, is one of the harder outs in baseball, a testament to hard work put in over years to overhaul his approach at the plate.